The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-27
THE STAGE AND IT'S PEOPLE
Two New and Successful Attractions at
the Local Theatefs This Week.
rLost i'm New York" at EBgIish's, "a Tin Sol
der" and Deacon Brodie" at the Grand
Notes About Stage People.

Ind Saturday, Leonard Growers thrilling meo-
drama, Lost in New York" This play recently
achieved an unusual degree of success in Brock
Ign, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore The
scenic effects will be a special feature Of the
piece, and comprise q number OF new and novel
surprises. They are entirely original effects. the
most prominent of which Is river
of real water, with the ebb and flow
of tides, shipping and actual steamboats,. For
this purpose a vast reservoir of water feeds
broad stream of sufficient depth to bear the
shipping and eamboats. running at full speed
with their proper steam engines, conveying and
landing passengers at the various stations This
effect is said be startling in its realistic
beauty. One OF the scenes represents GramercY
Park, and gives perfect view of the late home
of Samuel j. Tilden There will be no increase
In the regular prices Of the theater.
Charles 81. Hoyts most amusing comedy crea-
ton, 'sThe Tin Soldier" which has always been
popular here will be at the Grand to-mor-
row, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and
matinee. The piece has undergone many changes
since last seen here. New business has been
added, and the music and specialtes are all new,
bright and original The cast is one of the
strongest and most evenly balanced ever organ
ICED for comedy work. It includes Mr. Eugene
Garfield. who heretofore has played Grimes In
bunch of Keys" and who has made a
greater hit Rats: Miss Kate Davis, last years
Fantasma; Miss Emma Hagger, Mr.. Thomas
Seabrooke, excellent character actor, and
mitigating plea" as he calls it, perhaps ex-
plains the piece well ANYTHING He
Rays: "A Tin Soldier is unassuming effort to
present few character sketches IN an amusing
form. Il may possibly illustrate the everyday
events of domestic life and incidentally satirize
some OF the old ways OF plumbers. "A Tin Sol
der is a collection of incidents with musical in
terruptions, and is called "A Tin Soldier because
somebody has already used the title The Jib-
benainossy, and 1t is announced as musical,
etc., giving everybody a chance to exercise ind
viduai taste and fancy in describing it There
three acts, the author believing that the
audience is entitled TO two chances TO rest and
think of something else a Tin Soldier makes
10 attempt to teach moral. The author has
simply thrown his energies into effort to avoid
the immorsl, and. If heAas succeeded, feels that
~ has done mighty well for these time"
An attraction that depends entirely upon it's
dramatic merits. and excellence OF the acting
will be rt the Grand the latter part of this week
in deacon Brodie," an English play which is
being very successfully produced in this coun-
try. IL s by Robert Louis Stevenson. author OF
'.Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" and it has much of
the originality and strange fascination of that
peculiar book. The play has met with the eriti
cal approval of audiences in all the large cities,
and has been very highly praised as a work of
great interest and consistency The leading
part ia assumed by the well-known leading man,
Mr. Edward j. Henley. Miss Annie Robe, who
was leading lady last season at Wallacks's New
York theater, Miss Carrie Cootes, and other
capable people are in the cast. The advance
sale of seats will begin Tuesday morning at the
box-ofice.
The Museum will have o novel attraction all
this week, In the shape of Miacos spectacular
and pantomimic production, 1.-THE Magic Tails
man" Il ID a new trick psntomime. with orig
inal effects beautiful transformations and va
rious other attractive features. In the company
are q number of specially people, including the
European celebrities, the Nelson family, the
acrobats: the Maenoni family, musical street
PAYERS; Ned Roberts. G.. w. Burrell, Fanny
Quishman and others. Alfred +. Miaco. who is
at the head of the company. is one of the best
known and most popular clowns IN the PROBES
sion. The attraction is one that will doubtless
draw large audiences at the Museum.
Joshua Baker and his Mormon family will re-
main 1t the Eden Musee another week, beginning
to-day. They were great curiosity last week
Notes of the Stage.
Wilson Barrett talks of another tour Of Ameri-
ca next season.
Richard Mansfield will shortly don a toga in
new Russian play now In preparation for his
current tour.
Eaeeards new novel, "Allan Quatermain,"
ha had two dramatizations at different houses
in one night In San Francisco
D'Oyiy Carte has carried the 'tMikadon into
Eolland. and for the first time Amsterdamers
have been treated to English comic opera
The veteran Dan Rice is not dead. as has been
reported but permanently located in Cincinnati,
where he il preparing an autobiography OF his
career.
Mrs Henrietta Chanfrau is to emerge from
retirement next season. She and her eldest son
Henry will star jointly in drama Of Corsican
interest called tTne Oath"
The Dunlap fMcCaull) Opera Company will
be seen at the Grand next week in BLACK Hus-
sar." which is new here. and Audran latest
opera Indiana" The latter ought to draw well
. this city.
William Warren. the veteran Boston come
dian. was seventy-fve years old last Thursday
He is still in good health, and his sturdy pny-
siuue and contented mind promise many years
If life yet to be enjoyed.
It is reported that when Mrs. James Brown
Potter shall have made much money by her
performances as Mrs. Langtry she PROPOSES TO
suild q grand opera house at Tuxedo Park for
The accommodation of her society friends.
Among the new plays that were done last
Ind rights Right" by George Hosy and A. c.
Clarke. James III. Hardy and Sara Won Leer
produced the first named in Philadelphia, and
Dominck Murray the other In New Haven.
The present has far proved unex
pectedly profitable among the better class OF
dramatic attractions. Its like has been
known for years. If its prosperity continues it
will enable managers to lay by cash enough to
tide them over the coming presidential year.
Nat Goodwin is anxious to secure a theater in
New York city for the summer months. and he
use OF the madison-sQuare, while the regular
company is doing its transcontinental tour. Ii
Mr.. Goodwin secures this any other house he
intends to produce HThe Gold Minen play by
William Lloyd and Brander Matthews, which
was tried by John L. Raymond just before his
death in Memphis, Tenn, and which well
received.
It was reported last week that Lawrence Bar
rett had secured the Fifth-avenue Theatre for
next season and that he and Mr.. Booth would
appear there during the winter In a number of
elaborate productions. So far as Mr.. Barrett is
concerned the announcement was scarcely
matter for surprise AS is well known, ne has
bsem ambitious to secure a New York theatre
for q long time past with the idea of putting
forward such productions Henry Irving gives
mt the Lyceum Theatre In London.
''Befere / went into the comic opera business"
said Colonel McCaull in a recent interview
1sthere had been q dollar royalty paid for
the production of comic opera in ngish in this
country / have paid French. German and Eng
lish com osers over 500 900 in royalties in the